Chicago: Wells Street bridge closure teaches CTA lessons for Red Line reconstruction

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Wells Street bridge closure teaches CTA lessons for Red Line reconstruction
BY TINA SFONDELES Staff Reporter [e-mail] May 16, 2013 3:31PM


There were lessons learned from the CTA’s Wells Street bridge shuttle bus runs.

The transit agency internally called the shutdown — during two, 9-day periods in early March and late April — “Mini Red Line South” because transit officials knew it would be served as a guide.

And beginning Sunday, CTA riders will see plenty more shuttles, helping to fill the gap left during five months of the Red Line South Side Reconstruction project.

Free shuttles are being offered to riders getting to the Green Line from four South Side stations: 69th, 79th, 87th and 95th. Another local shuttle will run station-to-station to the Garfield stop. .................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.suntimes.com/20153235-761/wells-street-bridge-closure-teaches-cta-lessons-for-red-line-reconstruction.html

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